tomf: most people do not understand the issues and have their own pre-conceptions regarding prostate cancer. I do not expect to have my friends, some of whom I have known for 50 years, research my medical issues. I will discuss it briefly, if there is an interest. Those with prostate cancer, like many on this web site, spend a good deal of time researching what can be a complex subject filled with misconceptions, misdiagnoses, misinformation and much more. How could a friend understand the subtleties regarding ED, urine flow, bleeding, spread, ...without having had it themselves or a close member of their family having it.

If any of your friends have an interest, they will ask. Don't worry about it. It's a natural ignorance not an intentional one, is my best guess. As such, sexual activity jokes, without a full understanding of an individual's situation, seem to live on forever. Maybe someday when sex disappears and we are all a byproduct of AI lab creations, that could change.